China: Son of Uighur activist tortured in prison: Alim Abdiriyim

15 September 2010, Index number: ASA 17/037/2010

Alim Abdiriyim, son of Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer, is being tortured and otherwise ill-treated in detention, according to his family. They believe his life is at risk. He has been in prison in Urumqi, in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of China since 2006 on tax evasion charges.